cotton candy
nounDefinition of cotton candy
1
: a candy made of spun sugar
2
: something attractive but insubstantial
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Synonyms for cotton candy
Synonyms
candyfloss [British], eye candy, tinsel
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Examples of cotton candy in a Sentence
the beauty pageant is a variety of cotton candy that the public has clearly started to grow tired of
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Teens can buy e-liquids that taste like gummy bears, cotton candy, peanut butter cups and cookies 'n cream, to name a few. — Susan Scutti, CNN, "8 Wisconsin teens hospitalized with severe lung damage due to vaping, doctors suspect," 26 July 2019 Juul didn't have flavors like bubblegum and cotton candy, but other people did. — Victoria Albert, CBS News, "FDA launches TV ads featuring magician to fight teen vaping," 23 July 2019 The free event, which promotes youth baseball and softball, will feature rides, a dunk tank, cotton candy, snow cones, music and other activities. — Gary Curreri, sun-sentinel.com, "Play Ball initiative slated for Pembroke Pines," 7 June 2019 With notes of Californian lemon and mandarin, a heart of neroli and Arabian jasmine and a base of white mask and cotton candy, BYREDO's latest perfume, Sundazed, is vacation in a bottle. — Jaimie Potters, Marie Claire, "Where to Stay, Eat, and Explore in Nantucket, Massachusetts," 10 May 2019 Last year, those awards went to a fried hoppin' john cake; a cinnamon-rice dish called arroz con leche; and a cotton candy taco. — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, "Check out the State Fair of Texas' 10 celebrity foods in the 2019 Big Tex Choice Awards," 14 Aug. 2019 Another held her phone aloft for a selfie while twirling a cloud of cotton candy. — Taylor Lorenz, The Atlantic, "Where Everyone’s an Influencer," 31 July 2019 While frenzied sharks tears apart the dead swordfish like cotton candy, the giant grouper sneaks up on them, also hungry. — Brett Clarkson, sun-sentinel.com, "Incredible video from ocean floor shows a shark being eaten whole by a bigger fish," 10 July 2019 The Heritage Dancers will be selling cotton candy, popcorn and cookies, while the Poway Woman’s Club will be selling root beer floats, sundaes and pie and brownies a la mode. — Emily Sorensen, Pomerado News, "Poway Fourth of July festivities include Old Poway Park events, fireworks at Poway High," 26 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'cotton candy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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